diaspora

Serbia’s Remittance Inflows More Than Double Net Foreign Investment in First Half

Money transfers from Serbian workers abroad reached €2.02 billion in the first half of 2026, significantly exceeding net foreign direct investment and helping narrow the country’s current-account deficit. Net workers’ remittances rose 24.7% year on year, according to data presented in the September edition of the Macroeconomic Analyses and Trends bulletin. Net foreign direct investment stood at €840.2 million, meaning remittance inflows were more than twice the value of net FDI during the period. Remittances support the external balance Higher…